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Golden Buprestid - Buprestis aurulenta
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

Golden Buprestid - Buprestis aurulenta
A ranch, between Mitchell and Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
June 26, 2006
This beautiful beetle landed on our daughter's finger during a picnic. We arrived at the ID by searching the guide for metallic beetles, and found this, which seems to match. A comment on one of the other images said this is a fairly common beetle in the Pacific northwest; so it seemed likely. Any confirmation or correction is welcome.
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Contributed by The Longs on 8 July, 2006 - 2:51pm
Last updated 13 February, 2008 - 5:58pm

Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta
That's it! I really didn't expect to get a response so quickly. Thanks very much for the ID. BTW, the photo was a quick shot with a non-macro zoom lens. Given how beautiful the Jewel Beetle is, I'm glad it turned out.

Best regards,
Patrick
… Patrick Kincaid, 30 May, 2008 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

buprestid
wow what a beauty! I love these beetles
… Christina , 25 August, 2007 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Buprestis.
… Joshua P. Basham, 6 September, 2006 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Golden Buprestid.
… Joshua P. Basham, 30 August, 2006 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

You got it!
You are correct, that's a golden buprespid, congrads on a great find!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 8 July, 2006 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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